Girls basketball: The Gazette’s preseason 2025-26 rankings, first draft. Our very early preseason No. 1 teams: Johnston, Dallas Center-Grimes, Maquoketa, Hinton and Council Bluffs St. Albert.
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Girls basketball: The Gazette’s preseason 2025-26 rankings, first draft. Our very early preseason No. 1 teams: Johnston, Dallas Center-Grimes, Maquoketa, Hinton and Council Bluffs St. Albert.
University of Iowa’s Drake Ayala was the runner-up at 125-pounds at last year’s national tournament. He will try to improve that finish as the No. 2 seed at 133 at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, beginning Thursday.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday that it is moving the boys’ state basketball tournament from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames, beginning in 2027. Many coaches like the idea of being in a true basketball facility.
Beginning in 2027, the Iowa boys’ state basketball tournament will be held at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum, the Iowa High School Athletic Association and ISU announced Tuesday.
The Iowa Professional Sports Writers Association has released its 2024-25 all-state boys’ basketball teams. Six players from the Gazette area have been named first teamers.
BEDS Documents, which determine Iowa high school sports classifications, have been released.
Coe’s Bryce Parke posted three straight victories to reach the 133-pound final at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Providence, R.I. He earned a runner-up finish and was one of four Kohawk All-Americans this year, including his brother, Brayden, who placed fifth at 125.
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The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Friday afternoon it has come to an agreement with Iowa PBS for broadcasts of football, boys’ basketball and wrestling state tournaments, beginning next school year.
The college postseason continues with the NCAA Division II and III Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday. The D-III tournament includes the American Rivers Conference programs and Cornell, which is hosted by Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. Upper Iowa is the lone D-II program in the state and will compete at Indianapolis, Ind.
Blake Aalbers hit a 3-point shot from about 24 feet with 1.6 seconds left to give MOC-Floyd Valley a 44-41 win over Cedar Rapids Xavier in the Class 3A boys’ state basketball tournament semifinals Thursday afternoon.
Two-time defending champion West Des Moines Valley tied this Class 4A state tournament semifinal Wednesday night against Linn-Mar with a putback at the buzzer, then won it in overtime, 58-56, on a made shot again at the buzzer.
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